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Survey of peanut levels in selected Irish food products bearing peanut allergen advisory labels

Orla N. RobertsonFood Allergy Research & Resource Program, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln68583-0919, NE, USA;Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Jonathan O’B. HourihaneDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Benjamin C. RemingtonFood Allergy Research & Resource Program, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln68583-0919, NE, USA
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Joseph L. BaumertFood Allergy Research & Resource Program, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln68583-0919, NE, USA
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Steve L. TaylorFood Allergy Research & Resource Program, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln68583-0919, NE, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1467-1472 | Received 13 Jan 2013, Accepted 09 May 2013, Published online: 27 Jun 2013

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